An AeroSpace alternative for people who do not want to tile.

What AeroSpace does

AeroSpace is a free, open source tiling window manager configured with a text file. It replaces native Spaces with its own workspaces and arranges windows in a tree. It is excellent if you want a keyboard driven tiling workflow, and a lot of setup if you do not.

When SnapState fits better

If what you actually want is for windows to stop jumping after sleep or a monitor reconnect, you do not need to change how you use your Mac. SnapState keeps the native Spaces you already have and restores them. It does not tile, and it works fine next to a snapping tool like Rectangle.

SnapState is a native macOS menu bar app that saves named workspaces. Each one keeps the windows on every Space with position and size, the apps needed to relaunch them, the display layout, full screen windows, and all open tabs in Safari, Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc and Chromium once Automation permission is granted. Restore from the menu bar, with Control-Command-1 to 6, or automatically on wake from sleep, when a monitor connects or disconnects, or when a matching display layout appears.

What are the honest limits?

SnapState does not tile or snap windows, it cannot split one app's windows across several Spaces, Firefox is not supported yet, tab groups are not restored, and it requires macOS 15.7 or later. There is no free trial.

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